Apple Companion

“Clark creates many of the down-home recipes of her farm childhood.” –The Des Moines Register.

Each luscious apple recipe was created by one of the best known culinary professionals in the Midwest—Liz Clark. In an Italinate, Villa-Style house, above the Mississippi River in Keokuk, Iowa, Liz prepared each recipe described in this book from Tailgate Pea Soup with Apples to Chicken Liver Paté with Apples.

Recently reviewed in the Des Moines Register, this book will become a classic American cookbook. If the recipes aren’t enough to grab your palate, Jill Vorbeck’s enlightening story about apples will certainly get your attention. Listing many examples of apple varieties, some known, and others not known, Jill talks about preparing apples for Liz’s delightful recipes.

You will understand the best way to peel, core, and slice apples quickly as well as know what kinds of apples you can use. We guarantee Jill will assist even the most experienced cook in the preparation of apples.

The American Institute of Wine and Food featured Liz as one of the “Leading Chef’s of the Mid West” in 1989. Author of many cookbooks including FRESH BREAD COMPANION, Liz co-authored APPLE COMPANION and contributed to the James Beard Foundation’s THE JAMES BEARD CELEBRATION, edited by Barbara Kafka.

Jill Vorbeck, the “apple lady,” peels, cores, and slices apples in a farm kitchen in central Illinois. Jill and her husband grow over 200 varieties of apples and operate Applesource– the mail order marketplace for specialty apples.